48.8% ▲ +9.5%
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 44.5%
- 2016: 48.8%
- 2021: 48.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Fairfield - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Fairfield - West
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer residents in Fairfield - West have completed high school and university compared to most similar areas. While 48.8% of people finished Year 12, this is far below the national figure. This pattern carries into higher education, where the share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is much lower than in other parts of the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just under half of adults (48.8%) have completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales rate of 58.9%. This is a slight improvement over ten years, as the figure rose 4.2 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Fairfield - West, Year 12 is the majority at 53%; Year 9 or below is next at 30%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 11.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the Australian average of 26.3%. The most common qualifications are Certificate III or IV (24.6%) and bachelor degrees (24.0%).
11.3% ▲ +29.7%
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Fairfield - West splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (33%) and Bachelor degree (32%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 25%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields of study are management and commerce at 19.7%, followed by engineering and related fields at 13.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has three government schools with very large enrolments, totaling 3,403 students. However, the average school advantage score of 937 is much lower than most similar areas.
3
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
0.70
Lower than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
44
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools serving the area — within 3 km of small areas, or inside larger ones. A measure of access (catchments overlap, so don't add it across areas).
3,403
Higher than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
1,134
Higher than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
937
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Fairfield - West
44 schools — 27,374 students, average ICSEA 953.
By sector: Government 32 · Catholic 8 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 30 · Secondary 11 · Combined 3
| Fairvale High School, Fairfield West | Government | Secondary | 0.4 km | 1,320 | 912 |
| Fairfield West Public School, Fairfield West | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 545 | 914 |
| Westfields Sports High School, Fairfield West | Government | Secondary | 1.0 km | 1,538 | 967 |
| Fairvale Public School, Fairfield | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 503 | 919 |
| Canley Heights Public School, Canley Heights | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 529 | 935 |
| St Gertrude's Catholic Primary School, Smithfield | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 632 | 992 |
| Smithfield Public School, Smithfield | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 517 | 948 |
| Smithfield West Public School, Wetherill Park | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 300 | 900 |
| Mary MacKillop Catholic College, Wakeley | Catholic | Secondary | 1.9 km | 843 | 935 |
| Canley Vale Public School, Canley Vale | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 752 | 973 |
| Fairfield Heights Public School, Fairfield | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 642 | 893 |
| King Park Public School, St Johns Park | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 396 | 985 |
| Warakirri College, Fairfield | Independent | Secondary | 2.1 km | 548 | 902 |
| Fairfield Public School, Fairfield | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 386 | 901 |
| Pal Buddhist School, Canley Vale | Independent | Combined | 2.3 km | 109 | 1,032 |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Cabramatta, Cabramatta | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 622 | 1,012 |
| Canley Vale High School, Canley Vale | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 1,651 | 954 |
| Fairfield High School, Fairfield | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 1,123 | 878 |
| Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, Fairfield | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 691 | 997 |
| Harrington Street Public School, Cabramatta | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 740 | 1,000 |
| Aspect Western Sydney School, Wetherill Park | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 167 | 1,039 |
| William Stimson Public School, Wetherill Park | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 459 | 973 |
| Prairiewood High School, Prairiewood | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 1,288 | 978 |
| Cabramatta West Public School, Cabramatta | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 477 | 950 |
| Patrician Brothers' College Fairfield, Fairfield | Catholic | Secondary | 3.0 km | 1,144 | 969 |
| Cabramatta Public School, Cabramatta | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 435 | 950 |
| Lansvale Public School, Canley Vale | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 524 | 934 |
| Cabramatta High School, Cabramatta | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 1,624 | 934 |
| St Johns Park Public School, St Johns Park | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 673 | 1,023 |
| St Hurmizd Assyrian Primary School, Greenfield Park | Independent | Primary | 3.6 km | 691 | 954 |
| St Johns Park High School, St Johns Park | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 923 | 927 |
| Yennora Public School, Yennora | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 244 | 933 |
| Verona School, Fairfield East | Government | Combined | 3.7 km | 89 | 889 |
| Prairievale Public School, Bossley Park | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 419 | 894 |
| Mary Immaculate Catholic Primary School, Bossley Park | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 641 | 1,009 |
| Villawood North Public School, Fairfield East | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 250 | 937 |
| Carramar Public School, Carramar | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 227 | 931 |
| Our Lady of Mt Carmel Catholic Primary School Mount Pritchard, Bonnyrigg | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 819 | 1,053 |
| Guildford West Public School, Guildford West | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 366 | 945 |
| Lawrence Hargrave School, Warwick Farm | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 59 | 862 |
| Bonnyrigg Public School, Bonnyrigg | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 238 | 900 |
| Bossley Park Public School, Bossley Park | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 265 | 934 |
| St Patrick's Primary School, Guildford | Catholic | Primary | 4.7 km | 342 | 1,028 |
| Guildford Public School, Guildford | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 623 | 943 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Fairfield - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/127021516/fairfield-west/topic/education